I am looking for a word that describes someone who says something to you but when talking to someone else says the complete opposite.
For example: if someone said they loved a color of a vehicle but when talking to others they say they hated it.
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1If you want something other than "dishonest", you might need to expand on the circumstances where this word applies.– KillingTimeCommented Nov 27, 2019 at 14:02
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'Dishonest', 'inconsistent' ...– Alan BCommented Nov 27, 2019 at 14:12
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1Hi, and welcome to English Language & Usage. Could you edit your post to have a more meaningful title (perhaps: Single word for speaking differently to different people")? (This would make it easier for other readers to decide whether they'd like to pursue further.) Also please give examples of what words you have researched (and decided were close) as well as why you rejected others. (This helps keep us from having to guess.)– rajah9Commented Nov 27, 2019 at 14:34
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Without further context, this should be closed as inadequately construed, not answered. If the required word is 'hypocrite' / ''two-faced', this is a duplicate. If it is 'befuddled', this is for ELL. Anything else is probably better on Medical Sciences SE.– Edwin AshworthCommented Nov 27, 2019 at 15:16
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I think, the most appropriate word to describe such person will be hypocrite:
a person who pretends to be what he is not
Also good word will be phoney:
an insincere or pretentious person, a fake
You can also look for some translations here and here.
And finally, you can use an idiom: say something behind someone's back.
answered Nov 27, 2019 at 14:32
A person who expresses one thing to one person and the opposite to another is two-faced.
- figurative. Deceitful, insincere: = double-faced adj.
1864 in J. H. Newman Apol. v. 429 Two-faced persons, who did not go simply and straightforwardly to work.
BGT judge branded 'two-faced' by Piers Morgan
